Climate averages 1991–2020
Catamarca weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Catamarca: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 8.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santiago del Estero (167 km away). In August its highs average 24.3°C, 3.1°C warmer than Catamarca, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Catamarca ranks 9th of 67 for the warmest August highs and 11th of 67 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 67 cities is 17.2°C; Catamarca is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 32 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Catamarca climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 167 | 16.7 | 13.714 h |
| February | 28.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 118 | 13.8 | 13.113 h |
| March | 26.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 109 | 13.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.7°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 65 | 9.7 | 11.411 h |
| May | 19.4°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 37 | 6.9 | 10.711 h |
| June | 17.6°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 20 | 4.1 | 10.410 h |
| July | 17.4°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 15 | 3.3 | 10.511 h |
| August, selected | 21.3°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 17 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.2°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 32 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 26.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 65 | 10.0 | 12.813 h |
| November | 28.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 98 | 12.8 | 13.514 h |
| December | 29.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 129 | 15.4 | 13.914 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Santiago del Estero in AugustArgentina · 167 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Córdoba in AugustArgentina · 361 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 6.7°C · 18 mm rain
- San Juan, Argentina in AugustArgentina · 431 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 5.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Rawson in AugustArgentina · 436 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 4.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Copiapó in AugustChile · 463 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.2°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Villa María in AugustArgentina · 501 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Rafaela in AugustArgentina · 517 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 8.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Río Cuarto in AugustArgentina · 536 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 6.8°C · 20 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Catamarca) is explained once on the Catamarca year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.